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Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools / Re: disc brake flat mount facing tool
« on: August 01, 2026, 05:33:40 PM »It got a review by someone I follow on Youtube and it seems very positive.
youtube.com/watch?v=RYmu2zBefWQ
After seeing this video (had no idea this tool existed) I gave it a shot for $65. I have three disc brake bikes in the house - my GR201 gravel bike, R088 roadie, and my wife's Liv aluminum gravel bike. I have spent a ton of time on all three trying to get these to not rub, with mixed success and a lot of cursing. Got this tool in, set this up and went to it. All three bikes had the front well out - the back on all three was ok. The improvement was massive; the front brakes are now dead straight. Totally worth the money.
As with these kind of instruments that make irreparable changes the key is to take the minimum off - I marked the surface to be machined (as in the video) and took the minimum off. The minimum being 75% flat surface or so. Went slow, checked often with no pressure other than the light spring (which was more than enough to remove material). It did not take long to remove what needed to go.
Big thumbs up on this tool.
